S18 2WD

Dronfield South · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 2XE 50 m
S18 2XF 76 m
S18 1SE 85 m
S18 1WL 91 m
S18 2XL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 2WD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 2
Latitude
53.299257
Longitude
-1.465203
British National Grid easting
435,740
British National Grid northing
378,165

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Parish or community
E04002867
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100118
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004D · E01019786
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004 · E02004108

Postcode source versions

Explore S18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

    Voluntary controlled school

    261 m
  2. Dronfield Infant School

    Community school

    418 m
  3. Dronfield Junior School

    Community school

    418 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
755
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Other theft 53
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.4
S18 2 residents
5,826

Age bands in S18 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

880 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

558 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,183 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,668 residents

Age 65 and over
27.6%

1,636 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S18 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    744 m

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    850 m

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 STUBLEY DRIVE, DRONFIELD WOODHOUSE, DRONFIELD, S18 8QY

    ODS code C81089

    1.7 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    2.7 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    4.6 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE RODDICK BUILDING, 900 CHESTERFIELD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0SH

    ODS code C88041

    4.6 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    4.8 km

  • WHITTINGTON MOOR SURGERY

    SCARSDALE ROAD, WHITTINGTON MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8NA

    ODS code C81044

    4.8 km

  • NEWBOLD SURGERY

    3 WINDERMERE ROAD, NEWBOLD MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8DU

    ODS code C81015

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 004D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,805 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

755 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.